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Tampering with Consumer ProductsThe Offenses

The Federal Anti-Tampering Act, Pub.L. No. 98-127, 97 Stat. 831,
October 13, 1983, created section 1365 of Title 18, United States Code,
which
makes it an offense to tamper with consumer products or to engage in related
conduct. It was enacted in response to the Tylenol poisoning deaths in the
Chicago area in the fall of 1982.